How do i remove the microsoft malicious software removal tool in Windows 10 RS1

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Originally Posted by MatG-DK

Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool is not removed on my system (RS1) and i use ESET Smart Security.
I noticed that when ESET is installed, it disable Windows Defender, but not Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool, and i have no problem using Customization or Themes.
ESET is also know for using very few resources.

I recommend you try ESET's 30 free trial.

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hmmmm... interesting to know that Microsoft's Malicious Software Removal Tool stays behind even after disabling Windows Defender. It stopped removing things for me when I replaced Windows Defender with BitDefender. As for ESET, I would try it, but since it's only a 30 day free trial I'm better off without. I prefer to be able to use whichever security programs I use without having to pay for it after a set time. So sadly mere trials are a no go for me.

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Originally Posted by AlphaOmega

Microsoft releases a new version of the Malicious Software Removal Tool every second Tuesday of each month. MSRT is updated in Windows with Windows Update KB890830.

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Interesting. Thanks for the info. I'll probably have to look into that one eventually if it starts causing problems again.

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Originally Posted by AlphaOmega

in windows 7,its in the c:/windows/system32/.
search for the word "mrt" without the parenthasese and you should find it in windows 10

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Now that I definitely didn't know. I'll look into that immediately. It may come in useful for me sometime. Thanks.

Actually, I don't think there is a way to uninstall MSRT "per se" as it is a feature for Windows as an extra added layer of protection and I really don't know why anyone would want to uninstall an added layer of protection, it takes up absolutely no cpu cycles as it is designed to run only once upon download to check for infections, after that it does not run again until the next month when it is updated.

If you want to see what MSRT is and does you can download the standalone executable from here : https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/down...l-details.aspx no installation necessary.

You can try and go to "Settings>Updates and Security>Windows Update" then click on "Update History" under the button that says "Check for Updates" then click on "Uninstall Updates" at the top of the page and search for the installed update to see if it shows on your system, it doesn't on mine and I think it's because it is not really installed "per se" as it is only designed to be downloaded and ran only once a month.

I can be wrong, but there must be something that triggers the scan after it is downloaded or updated every month.

Found this.Check it out>> https://serverfault.com/questions/759...erver-kb890830